Procedure codes are a sub-type of medical classification used to identify specific
surgical
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,
medical
Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care practic ...
, or
diagnostic interventions. The structure of the codes will depend on the classification; for example some use a numerical system, others alphanumeric.
Examples of procedure codes
International
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International Classification of Primary Care
The International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC) is a classification method for primary care encounters. It allows for the classification of the patient’s reason for encounter (RFE), the problems/diagnosis managed, primary or general heal ...
(ICPC-2), as well as procedure codes; ICPC-2 also contains diagnosis codes, reasons for encounter (RFE), and process of care.
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International Classification of Procedures in Medicine
The International Classification of Health Interventions (ICHI) is a system of classifying procedure codes being developed by the World Health Organization (WHO). It is currently available as a beta 3 release. The components for clinical documentat ...
(ICPM) and
International Classification of Health Interventions
The International Classification of Health Interventions (ICHI) is a system of classifying procedure codes being developed by the World Health Organization (WHO). It is currently available as a beta 3 release. The components for clinical documentat ...
(ICHI)
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SNOMED CT
SNOMED CT or SNOMED Clinical Terms is a systematically organized computer-processable collection of medical terms providing codes, terms, synonyms and definitions used in clinical documentation and reporting. SNOMED CT is considered to be the mo ...
North American
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Canadian Classification of Health Interventions (CCI) (used in Canada. Replaced CCP.)
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Current Dental Terminology Current Dental Terminology (CDT) is a code set with descriptive terms developed and updated by the American Dental Association (ADA) for reporting dental services and procedures to dental benefits plans. Prior to 2010 many of the codes were publi ...
(CDT)
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Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System The Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS, often pronounced by its acronym as "hick picks") is a set of health care procedure codes based on the American Medical Association's Current Procedural Terminology (CPT).
History
The acronym '' ...
(including
Current Procedural Terminology
The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set is a procedural code set developed by the American Medical Association (AMA). It is maintained by the CPT Editorial Panel. The CPT code set describes medical, surgical, and diagnostic services and ...
) (for outpatient use; used in United States)
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ICD-10 Procedure Coding System
The ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) is an international system of medical classification used for procedural coding. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the agency responsible for maintaining the inpatient procedure code se ...
(ICD-10-PCS) (for inpatient use; used in United States)
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ICD-9-CM Volume 3
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 is a system of procedural codes used by health insurers to classify medical procedures for billing purposes. It is a subset of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD) 9-CM.
Volume ...
(subset of
ICD-9-CM
The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) is a globally used diagnostic tool for epidemiology, health management and clinical purposes. The ICD is maintained by the World Health Organization (WHO), which is the directing and coordinating ...
) (formerly used in United States prior to the introduction of the ICD-10-PCS)
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Nursing Interventions Classification The Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) is a care classification system which describes the activities that nurses perform as a part of the planning phase of the nursing process associated with the creation of a nursing care plan.
The NIC p ...
(NIC) (used in United States)
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Nursing Minimum Data Set The Nursing Minimum Data Set (NMDS) is a classification system which allows for the standardized collection of essential nursing data. The collected data are meant to provide an accurate description of the nursing process used when providing nurs ...
(NMDS)
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Nursing Outcomes Classification The Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) is a classification system which describes patient outcomes sensitive to nursing intervention. The NOC is a system to evaluate the effects of nursing care as a part of the nursing process. The NOC contains ...
(NOC)
European
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Classification des Actes Médicaux Classification is a process related to categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated and understood.
Classification is the grouping of related facts into classes.
It may also refer to:
Business, organiza ...
(CCAM) (used in France)
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Classificatie van verrichtingen (Dutch)
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Gebührenordnung für Ärzte (GOÄ) (Germany)
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Nomenclature des prestations de santé de l'
institut national d'assurance maladie invalidité
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In some countries, institutes can ...
(Belgium)
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NOMESCO
NOMESCO (Nordic Medico-Statistical Committee) is a statistical committee under the Nordic Council of Ministers. The Nordic Medico-Statistical Committee (NOMESCO) was set up in 1966, following a recommendation by the Nordic Council. In 1979, the Com ...
, the Nordic Medico-Statistical Committee, maintains codebooks for medical, surgical and radiological procedures termed NCMP, NCSP and NCRP respectively. They are used in member states of the
Nordic Council
The Nordic Council is the official body for formal inter-parliamentary Nordic cooperation among the Nordic countries. Formed in 1952, it has 87 representatives from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden as well as from the autonomou ...
, and to some extent in the
Baltic states
The Baltic states, et, Balti riigid or the Baltic countries is a geopolitical term, which currently is used to group three countries: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. All three countries are members of NATO, the European Union, the Eurozone, ...
.
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OPCS-4
OPCS-4, or more formally OPCS Classification of Interventions and Procedures version 4, is the procedural classification used by clinical coders within National Health Service (NHS) hospitals of NHS England, NHS Scotland, NHS Wales and Health ...
(used by the NHS in England)
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OPS-301 (adaptation of ICPM used in Germany)
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Read code
Read codes are a clinical terminology system that was in widespread use in General Practice in the United Kingdom until around 2018, when NHS England switched to using SNOMED CT. Read codes are still in use in Scotland and in England are permitte ...
s, used in United Kingdom General Practice
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TARMED TARMED is a system of procedure codes used in Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are ...
(Switzerland)
Other
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Australian Classification of Health Interventions
The International Classification of Health Interventions (ICHI) is a system of classifying procedure codes being developed by the World Health Organization (WHO). It is currently available as a beta 3 release. The components for clinical documentat ...
(ACHI)
fhs.usyd.edu.au
See also
* Diagnosis code
In health care, diagnosis codes are used as a tool to group and identify diseases, disorders, symptoms, poisonings, adverse effects of drugs and chemicals, injuries and other reasons for patient encounters. Diagnostic coding is the translation of ...
* Medical classification
A medical classification is used to transform descriptions of medical diagnoses or procedures into standardized statistical code in a process known as clinical coding. Diagnosis classifications list diagnosis codes, which are used to track diseases ...
* Chargemaster
References
{{Medical classification
Clinical procedure classification